D is for Demint, Jim.

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In a sign of the shifting centers of power in Washington, Jim DeMint gave up a seat in the U.S. Senate to take over the conservative Heritage Foundation. Of course, it would be hard for him to accomplish less as a former senator than he did as a sitting one.

In a sign of the shifting centers of power in Washington, Jim DeMint gave up a seat in the U.S. Senate to take over the conservative Heritage Foundation. Of course, it would be hard for him to accomplish less as a former senator than he did as a sitting one. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)

In a sign of the shifting centers of power in Washington, Jim DeMint gave up a seat in the U.S. Senate to take over the conservative Heritage Foundation. Of course, it would be hard for him to accomplish less as a former senator than he did as a sitting one.